Joint for fishing tackle



Feb. 13, 1940, I J, R' K VERSK, 2,189,841

JOINT FOR FISHING TACKLE d- Filed May 12, 1937 JOHN H/5 ATTORNEY INVENTOR R fikOVE/P K/ MM 53A,

1} Umrss'r going, will Patented Feb. 13, 1940 JOINT FOR FISHING TACKLE John R.

Skoverski, Oakland, Calif., ,assignor to Joseph Schor, San Francisco, Calif. Application May 12, 1937, Serial No. 142,153

2 Claims.

My inventionrelates to connecting means for fastening a gut to another element, such as the shank of a hook. 1

It is among the objects of my invention to provide improved means for fastening a gut to another elementwhereby greater security is insured between the fastened parts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a joint of the character described which affords a smooth, unobvious connection between the parts, without the bulkiness and detractive characteristics of a knotted connectiom Still another object of'my invention is to provide a joint which prevents wearing of gut against metal at the connection; which wearing is the usual cause of weakness in joints of this type. a 1 1 l 1 The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some of which, with the forebe set forth in the following description of my invention. It is to be understood that I do not limit myself to this disclosure of species of my invention as I'may adopt variant embodiments thereof within the scope of theclaims.

Referring to the drawing: Figure l is a side view of a snelled hook embodying the improvementsof my invention. 1

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the sleeved connection between the hook shank and ut; and 1 Figure 3 is a similar view of the sleeved-connection at the looped end of the gut; and Figure 4 shows a swivel at the end of the gut.

In forming a connection between a gut and another element, such as the shank of a hook, there are several important considerations affecting the utility and appearance of the joint. In I the first place, a secure connection between the parts is paramount. This has led to the common practice of knotting the gut. Such knots require an eye in the hook and inherently result in bulky connections. Hooks have also been made by overlapping the gut with a straight shanked hook, 1

and fastening the two together with a sleeve; but the extra thickness caused by the gut lying alongside the shank, together with the added thickness of the encircling sleeve, produces a very bulky construction. Also, the arrangement of' the gut alongside the shank causes the gut to pull at an angle, instead of directly in the line of the shank axis. This leads to a second important consideration; namely, that of providing a connection without knots and withoutadding materially to the thickness of the shank; the ideal connection being one which keeps the gut in line with the 1 against the metal.

, My improved joint fulfills all of .tened area 3.

say inch for a No. 4 hook,

The sleeve is preferably made from a gradually tapering into'the gut, to preservethe continuity of the strand. 1 r

Another, .dificulty experienced with joints where guts are lapped. with a shank is that the 5.

point where the gut leaves the end of the shank I becomes worn and frayed by the gut rubbing This leads to a third important consideration insnelled hook construction} namely, that of providing a joint in which 'the gut is held firmly by means extending beyond the end of the shank. 1 1 1 these conditions; and in terms of broad inclusion, comprises an element, suchas a hook shank, to which a gut is to; be fastened, and a gut arranged withan end overlapping the element. A sleeve is jpro vided to surround the overlappedparts, and has a portion projecting beyondthe end of the elementfor embracing the gut where itleaves the joint. This, projecting portion is preferably reduced to provide a snug fit with the gut, and is axially aligned with the joint so that the gut is positioned to pull directly in line with thefjointi 1 This sleeve fastening 'meansis applicable either where a gutis fastened to a metallic element such teeth, to insure a positive connection. 1 1

In greater detail, and referring to the drawings,

a snelled hook embodying the improvements of my invention comprises a shank 2 having a fiat, tened area 3 sloping toward the end of the shank. A gut or shell 4 is positioned in line with the axis of the shank, and with an The parts are fastened together by a sleeve of metal, such as stainless steel or German silver, comprising a body portion 6 clamped around the 1 shank, and a reduced neck portion 1 extending 45 beyond the end of the shank and embracing the gut. Bodyportion 6 of the sleeve preferably extends back over a considerable part of the shank,

to give clamping surface; while the neck portion 7 is relatively shorter, say about inch for the above size hook.

strip of e metal and is preferably formed with a die so that the reduced neck is smoothly formed. When the sleeve is clamped in final position about the parts, 1 1

end lapping the fiat- 40 the edges of the strip abut together to form a continuous, smooth surface; the ends of the metal being preferably rounded to add to the smoothness of the joint. Thus, in the final joint, the body portion I2 of the sleeve is clamped about the shank 2, and the neck portion 1 fits snugly around the projecting strand 4 of the gut.

In order to insure a secure connection between the gut and shank, the flattened surface 3 is preferably roughened to engage the gut. For this purpose a series of ridges or teeth 8 are preferably cut transversely across the flattened area, and these teeth arepreferaloly sloped away from the direction in which the gut is-pulling. When the gut'is pressed down into the flattened area by the sleeve, the gut is forced against the teeth; and the gut being somewhat deformable is shaped complementary to the ribbedsurface. Figure 2 shows how the gut shapes itself to the tapered end of the shank; the end of the gut being somewhat flattened, and pressed into the spaces between the teeth. This produces a connection which is exceedingly strong, and will cause the main strand of the .gutto break-before the joint gives way. I have broken '75,lb. test guts with- ,out causing the gut to pull out of my improved socket connection.

It will be observed that the thickness of the overlapped parts in the final joint is no greater than the shank thickness; and the sleeve, being of comparatively thinmetal, does not add much to the shank diameter. As a result, the connection forms a smooth,unobvious joint, without the bulkiness that usually characterizes joints of this kind. It will also be noted that the projecting neck 1 of the sleeve effectively prevents the gut from rubbing and wearing against the end of the hook shank; and also serves to hold the gut so that the pull is directly in the line of the shank axis. Thisfdirect pull further increases I the strength of the joint, and effectively prevents wearing of the gut at thispoint.

As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the other end 9 of the gut or snell is preferably turned back to form a loop H; and the overlapping portions of the'gut are preferably fastened by a second metallic sleeve having a body portion I2 clamped around the double thickness of gut, and also having a reduced neck portion 13 embracing the projecting strand of the gut. This neck portion 5 of the sleeve again serves to hold the strand 4 so that the pull of the loop is directly in the line of axis of the main strand.

In this case the free end 9 of the loop comprises the element to which the main strand 4 of the gut is fastened. If desired the sleeve may be employed for fastening together two separate pieces of gut; in which case the body of the sleeve encircles the overlapped gut portions. In such a connection, a reducedneck is preferably 15 provided ateaoh end for embracing the oppositely projecting strands.

Figure 4 shows the free end of the gut folded back to overlap the main strand within a sleeve hi; the latter having a neck portion 16 as in the 20 other joint connections. In this case the outer end if of the sleeve is partially. closed to provide a socket for the enlarged end 18 of a shank IQ of an eye 2i. This provides a swivel connection at the outer end of the gut, to which a leader or line may be fastened.

I claim:

1. A fish hook comprising a shank having a flattened area at the end thereof, a leader having an end overlapping the flattened area of {3,0 the shank, and a sleeve encircling the overlapped parts to press the leader against said flattened surface, whereby the thickness of said overlapping parts is not substantially greater than the diameter of the shank. 335

A fish hook comprising a shank having a flattened area at the end thereof, a leader having an end'overlapping the flattened area of the shank, said flattened, area having, a roughened surface for engaging the leader, and a sleeved!) encircling the overlapped parts to press the leader against said flattened surface, whereby the thickness of said overlapping parts is not substantially greater than the diameter ofthe shank.

JOHN R. SKOVERSKI. i 

